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Tuesday, August 31, 2010

What should you do when answering an ad that says “No Calls”?

When answering an ad that states “No Calls”, how can you learn enough inside information to differentiate your resume? Or should you just send a static resume, customized based on just the few details in the ad, hoping for the best?

Monday, August 30, 2010

Who's Hiring is a weekly survey of companies showing the highest hiring activity for the week of 8/30/10.

The business service, hospitality, telecommunications, banking, health care and retail are the top industries currently hiring based on a survey of active job advertisements from the nation’s leading job boards.

Tuesday, August 24, 2010

A client of mine was thrilled when he met the president of a high growth local company at a conference and was invited to send a resume. I advised him to resist sending in a resume immediately, but to wait instead. Learn why waiting can help you maximize the impact of an invitation to apply for a job ...

Monday, August 23, 2010

Who's Hiring is a weekly survey of companies showing the highest hiring activity for the week of 8/23/10.

The business service, hospitality, telecommunications, banking, health care and retail are the top industries currently hiring based on a survey of active job advertisements from the nation’s leading job boards.

SimplyHired is also the job board that both Linkedin and Facebook link to. Again, it’s that good.

Thursday, August 19, 2010

”How do I verify the spelling of an interviewer’s name?” Job seeker J.W. emailed me this question today - it’s a common dilemma for job seekers. I’ve included a number of tips to help candidates verify the spelling of names.

Monday, August 16, 2010

Who's Hiring is a weekly survey of companies showing the highest hiring activity for the week of 8/16/10.

The business service, hospitality, telecommunications, banking, retail and health care are the top industries currently hiring based on a survey of active job advertisements from the nation’s leading job boards.

Friday, August 13, 2010

Most people treat first impressions as a random event, when it’s the single most important part of an interview. Instead, an interview first impression can be planned and managed to give the candidate higher chances of success.

”What keywords should I use on my resume?” may be the top question I hear from candidates. It’s often surprising to job seekers: there’s an easy answer ... or an effective answer.

Wednesday, August 11, 2010

At the end of July 2010, the major job sites released hiring data and analysis for the month, indicating flat results as compared to June. Today's article summarizes job reports from Indeed.com, SimplyHired.com and CareerBuilder.com.

Monday, August 9, 2010

Who's Hiring is a weekly survey of companies showing the highest hiring activity for the week of 8/9/10.

The business service, telecommunications, hospitality, banking, retail and health care are the top industries currently hiring based on a survey of active job advertisements from the nation’s leading job boards.

Friday, August 6, 2010

They changed for the better for employers, but worse for most job seekers. Only the fortunate few who learned how to make these changes were able to make these changes work for them – and it gave them an Unfair Advantage. Sad thing is, this is still the state of today’s job markets.

Thursday, August 5, 2010

As part of the design of reCareered, we are designing a new logo and tagline. The tagline is "Let's talk about jobs ... ", to emphasize the new discussion features that will differentiate reCareered. Thanks to a reader who developed the winning design above, from the logo design contest reCareered announced in March.

Is the logo design clear? Does it make you think about conversation? About jobs and careers? Any suggestions to improve how it looks or feels to you?

Tuesday, August 3, 2010

A recent comment on my Linkedin group revealed confusion in the difference between outplacement and career coaching. They aren’t the same thing, they serve different goals, and completely different sets of clients. Which one is right for you?

Monday, August 2, 2010

Who's Hiring is a weekly survey of companies showing the highest hiring activity for the week of 8/2/10.

The business service, telecommunications, hospitality, banking, health care and retail are the top industries currently hiring based on a survey of active job advertisements from the nation’s leading job boards.